Vatican hospital officials indicted for funding cardinal’s flat
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – A Holy See tribunal has indicted two former top officials of a children’s hospital on charges of diverting nearly half a million dollars to renovate the apartment of a high-ranking cardinal, the Vatican said on Thursday.
U.S. hacking probes have yielded no facts, only allegations: Lavrov
BERLIN (Reuters) – Eight months of investigations into allegations that Russian-sponsored hackers attempted to influence last year’s U.S. presidential election campaign have yielded no facts, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.
France, Germany eye tax convergence as ministers meet in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) – When the French and German governments meet on Thursday in a joint cabinet meeting in Paris, the big prize will be any progress harmonizing their tax systems as advances on broader euro zone reform look unlikely.
Tillerson leaves Gulf after crisis talks, no word on progress
DOHA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson left Qatar on Thursday after a tour of Gulf Arab countries aimed at easing the worst regional dispute in years, but made no comment on whether any progress had been made in resolving the month-long…
Trump envoy announces Israeli-Palestinian water deal, silent on peace prospects
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy announced an Israeli-Palestinian water agreement on Thursday but dodged questions on whether he was making headway on reviving peace talks.
Sudan to continue cooperation with U.S. despite sanctions: ministry
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan said on Thursday it would continue bilateral cooperation with the United States, including on intelligence-sharing, despite Khartoum’s decision to halt the work of a committee formed to negotiate relief from U.S. sanctions.
Pakistan PM’s daughter, heir apparent in corruption probe crosshairs
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A damning judicial report into the family wealth of Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif threatens not just his premiership, but has also imperiled the political career of his daughter and heir apparent.
Gunmen kill four police in Pakistani city of Quetta
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Islamist gunmen on Thursday killed a senior police official and three other policemen guarding him in the Pakistani city of Quetta, police said, in an attack claimed by the Pakistani Taliban.
South Korea: No proof cash to Kaesong went to North Korea arms programs
SEOUL (Reuters) – There was no evidence that North Korea had diverted wages paid to its workers by South Korean companies operating in now-suspended industrial park on their border to its weapons programs, a South Korean official said on Thursday.
U.N. sees direct Syria talks soon but not pushing for it
GENEVA (Reuters) – Syria’s government and opposition negotiators could soon hold face-to-face talks for the first time, U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura said on Thursday, the penultimate day of a round of peace talks in Geneva.
